Norbert Petras is an elite middle and long distance runner and business owner/director of eRunCoach. "I have been running all my life, and intend to run for the entire time that I am alive". "Running is in my blood and I can't imagine life without it". Norbert has competed in distances from 400m to ultra marathon, from track races to cross country, road and trail races. Five time winner of the 3km Jetty to Jetty road race and three times competitor in the prestigious Noosa 5km Asics bolt (elite men's race). With 10 years experience in coaching runners of all ages and abilities, his athlete's have ranged from aspiring runners to state, National and Olympic level. "I absolutely love what I do (coaching) and helping other's achieve their goals, dreams and beyond what they thought was possible". Norbert offers one on one coaching on the Sunshine Coast and online coaching world wide. With an education degree background, Norbert believes that educating athletes about training methods allow them to take more control of their training program in order to bring out the best in each athlete. "If you understand the training elements required in distance running, then you are more likely to persist with the training on a regular basis and you will be able to get the best results from each session for the time you have available to commit to training". Norbert is one of the only distance running coaches in the state that cater for athletes with disabilities and believes most of the athletes that he coaches with intellectual disabilities are gifted with particular characteristics that could potentially allow them to become extremely good runners.

All athletes follow an online program that is planned by the Coach which is specific for each athlete's individual goals, and is updated on a weekly basis. Also the coach personally calls the athlete once a week to discuss progression and answer any questions or concerns.